Ed Davey ‘minded’ to vote against assisted dying bill
Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a “burden”....
Month : November 2024
Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages
Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises....
Private schools vote for legal action over VAT plans
The Independent Schools Council, which represents 1,400 schools, votes to proceed with legal action....
Good progress in Lebanon ceasefire deal: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that negotiators have made “good progress” toward a deal that would bring a ceasefire in Israel’s offensive...
Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the “infinite monkey theorem”....
France shooting sparks mass brawl involving ‘up to 600’
Authorities say it’s is an alarming sign of the spread of drug-trafficking violence across the nation....
How Japan’s youngest CEO transformed Hello Kitty
As the cute character celebrates her 50th anniversary, the firm behind it is now a trillion yen business....
Young Thug released from jail after guilty plea on gang charges
The Grammy winner’s criminal trial on racketeering and gang charges was the longest in state history....
Seven killed in Israel in deadliest Hezbollah rocket strikes in months
They were killed in two areas, in the deadliest series of rocket attacks on Israel in months....
Cyclists on phones face jail under Japan’s new laws
Riding under the influence is also now punishable with prison time....